Running head: COMMENTARY WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1
Commentary Writing Assignment
Grand Canyon University
105: English
, COMMENTARY WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2
Commentary Writing Assignment: Should Prostitution be decriminalized?
Prostitution has been a controversial topic throughout history. This profession became
illegal in the United States in 1910s, when Mann Act was passed. Prostitution became illegal
because it was considered immoral and unsafe; however, it should become legal again. There are
many benefits that legalizing prostitution will bring to the United States. This is a very important
topic because all humans have rights and should be protected no matter what they decide to do
with their own bodies. Legalizing prostitution will decrease major problems in the United
States.Legalizing prostitution will make a safer world for future sex workers and their clients.
Prostitution should be decriminalized because all humans have rights, it will help the economy,
law enforcement resources will be saved,and sex trafficking will decrease.
Prostitution needs to be legalized because all adults need to have the right to choose what
they want to do with their bodies. Their decisions need to be protected without being prosecuted.
The article Sex Work and Human Rights explains that legalizing prostitution treats their “consent
to sex as less valid than that of other women” (2014). American adults should have autonomy
about their bodies, and their decisions should be respected.
Legalizing prostitution will have many benefits in America, including a positive impact
on the United States' economy. The article Case for Legalizing Prostitution mentions that there
are over one million prostitutes in the United States, and each one will “contribute more than
$20,000 in federal tax income per year” (Ayres, 2009). These statistics show that prostitutes
alone will contribute over at least 20 million dollars per year. This contribution is without
counting other taxes that may include brothels and other services. The article further explains
that estimated tax revenue “generated by this industry becomes a staggering $20 billion per year”
(2009). Legalizing prostitution will have a significant impact on the U. S. economy. Also, the
Commentary Writing Assignment
Grand Canyon University
105: English
, COMMENTARY WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2
Commentary Writing Assignment: Should Prostitution be decriminalized?
Prostitution has been a controversial topic throughout history. This profession became
illegal in the United States in 1910s, when Mann Act was passed. Prostitution became illegal
because it was considered immoral and unsafe; however, it should become legal again. There are
many benefits that legalizing prostitution will bring to the United States. This is a very important
topic because all humans have rights and should be protected no matter what they decide to do
with their own bodies. Legalizing prostitution will decrease major problems in the United
States.Legalizing prostitution will make a safer world for future sex workers and their clients.
Prostitution should be decriminalized because all humans have rights, it will help the economy,
law enforcement resources will be saved,and sex trafficking will decrease.
Prostitution needs to be legalized because all adults need to have the right to choose what
they want to do with their bodies. Their decisions need to be protected without being prosecuted.
The article Sex Work and Human Rights explains that legalizing prostitution treats their “consent
to sex as less valid than that of other women” (2014). American adults should have autonomy
about their bodies, and their decisions should be respected.
Legalizing prostitution will have many benefits in America, including a positive impact
on the United States' economy. The article Case for Legalizing Prostitution mentions that there
are over one million prostitutes in the United States, and each one will “contribute more than
$20,000 in federal tax income per year” (Ayres, 2009). These statistics show that prostitutes
alone will contribute over at least 20 million dollars per year. This contribution is without
counting other taxes that may include brothels and other services. The article further explains
that estimated tax revenue “generated by this industry becomes a staggering $20 billion per year”
(2009). Legalizing prostitution will have a significant impact on the U. S. economy. Also, the
